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ERIC Number: EJ881640
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1069-0727
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Using Outcome to Improve a Career Development Course: Closing the Scientist-Practitioner Gap
Reese, Robert J.; Miller, Charles D.
Journal of Career Assessment, v18 n2 p207-219 2010
The use of outcome data can serve as an important catalyst for improving career interventions. A follow-up to the Reese and Miller study was conducted over a 2-year period to assess whether modifications made to the course using the Reese and Miller data as a baseline resulted in subsequent improvements. Using a prepost group design that compared students in a career course designed for deciding students to a quasi-control group, data from modifications in the first year demonstrated a large increase in effect size (from 0.55 to 1.09) on a measure of career decision-making self-efficacy. The improvements in the course were maintained the second year (0.90). Uneven improvement, however, was found on a measure of perceived career difficulties from baseline. An overview of the modifications made to the course and the implications for incorporating outcome data in the provision of career services are discussed as are considerations for future research. (Contains 3 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Career Decision Making Difficulties Questionnaire; Career Decision Making Self Efficacy Scale; Career Decision Scale
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